What is egalitarian political institutions index in Iraq?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Iraq was 0.408 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 0.471 in 2024.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1900.

How does Iraq rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Iraq ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Iraq

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Iraq
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.408 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.408

Change on year

down 13.4%

World rank

134th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.471

in 2024

All-time low

0.213

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Iraq, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.408 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Iraq peaked at 0.471 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.213, in 1900.

Iraq ranks 134th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Iraq, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.213	—
1901	0.213	+0.0%
1902	0.213	+0.0%
1903	0.213	+0.0%
1904	0.213	+0.0%
1905	0.213	+0.0%
1906	0.213	+0.0%
1907	0.213	+0.0%
1908	0.227	+6.6%
1909	0.243	+7.0%
1910	0.243	+0.0%
1911	0.243	+0.0%
1912	0.245	+0.8%
1913	0.241	-1.6%
1914	0.221	-8.3%
1915	0.221	+0.0%
1916	0.221	+0.0%
1917	0.221	+0.0%
1918	0.221	+0.0%
1919	0.253	+14.5%
1920	0.257	+1.6%
1921	0.257	+0.0%
1922	0.257	+0.0%
1923	0.257	+0.0%
1924	0.257	+0.0%
1925	0.257	+0.0%
1926	0.257	+0.0%
1927	0.257	+0.0%
1928	0.257	+0.0%
1929	0.257	+0.0%
1930	0.257	+0.0%
1931	0.266	+3.5%
1932	0.298	+12.0%
1933	0.303	+1.7%
1934	0.303	+0.0%
1935	0.303	+0.0%
1936	0.308	+1.7%
1937	0.308	+0.0%
1938	0.308	+0.0%
1939	0.307	-0.3%
1940	0.307	+0.0%
1941	0.31	+1.0%
1942	0.31	+0.0%
1943	0.307	-1.0%
1944	0.307	+0.0%
1945	0.307	+0.0%
1946	0.307	+0.0%
1947	0.311	+1.3%
1948	0.311	+0.0%
1949	0.311	+0.0%
1950	0.325	+4.5%
1951	0.337	+3.7%
1952	0.337	+0.0%
1953	0.337	+0.0%
1954	0.339	+0.6%
1955	0.339	+0.0%
1956	0.339	+0.0%
1957	0.339	+0.0%
1958	0.417	+23.0%
1959	0.422	+1.2%
1960	0.423	+0.2%
1961	0.4	-5.4%
1962	0.4	+0.0%
1963	0.366	-8.5%
1964	0.367	+0.3%
1965	0.367	+0.0%
1966	0.37	+0.8%
1967	0.376	+1.6%
1968	0.383	+1.9%
1969	0.393	+2.6%
1970	0.388	-1.3%
1971	0.396	+2.1%
1972	0.396	+0.0%
1973	0.396	+0.0%
1974	0.395	-0.3%
1975	0.388	-1.8%
1976	0.388	+0.0%
1977	0.388	+0.0%
1978	0.388	+0.0%
1979	0.388	+0.0%
1980	0.387	-0.3%
1981	0.387	+0.0%
1982	0.387	+0.0%
1983	0.387	+0.0%
1984	0.387	+0.0%
1985	0.387	+0.0%
1986	0.387	+0.0%
1987	0.387	+0.0%
1988	0.387	+0.0%
1989	0.389	+0.5%
1990	0.363	-6.7%
1991	0.308	-15.2%
1992	0.297	-3.6%
1993	0.297	+0.0%
1994	0.297	+0.0%
1995	0.297	+0.0%
1996	0.297	+0.0%
1997	0.297	+0.0%
1998	0.297	+0.0%
1999	0.297	+0.0%
2000	0.297	+0.0%
2001	0.297	+0.0%
2002	0.297	+0.0%
2003	0.436	+46.8%
2004	0.464	+6.4%
2005	0.452	-2.6%
2006	0.456	+0.9%
2007	0.456	+0.0%
2008	0.461	+1.1%
2009	0.46	-0.2%
2010	0.465	+1.1%
2011	0.463	-0.4%
2012	0.461	-0.4%
2013	0.405	-12.1%
2014	0.399	-1.5%
2015	0.417	+4.5%
2016	0.403	-3.4%
2017	0.384	-4.7%
2018	0.41	+6.8%
2019	0.37	-9.8%
2020	0.425	+14.9%
2021	0.412	-3.1%
2022	0.412	+0.0%
2023	0.45	+9.2%
2024	0.471	+4.7%
2025	0.408	-13.4%

Iraq compared with similar countries

Iraq's 0.408 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Iraq's 0.408 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.45, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2174	0.213	0.243	10
1910s	0.233	0.221	0.253	10
1920s	0.257	0.257	0.257	10
1930s	0.2961	0.257	0.308	10
1940s	0.3088	0.307	0.311	10
1950s	0.3531	0.325	0.422	10
1960s	0.3845	0.366	0.423	10
1970s	0.3911	0.388	0.396	10
1980s	0.3872	0.387	0.389	10
1990s	0.3047	0.297	0.363	10
2000s	0.4076	0.297	0.464	10
2010s	0.4177	0.37	0.465	10
2020s	0.4297	0.408	0.471	6

Countries ranked near Iraq

132 Ethiopia 0.426 compare
133 Russia 0.409 compare
134 Eritrea 0.408 compare
134 India 0.408 compare
137 Honduras 0.401 compare

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More reference data data for Iraq

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Iraq?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Iraq was 0.408 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.471 in 2024.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1900.
How does Iraq rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Iraq ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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